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Example Sentences
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Medicines can stop pain, fight cancer and save lives but are worthless if they get lost in the mail, spoil in a hot warehouse or are stuck on a ship.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
Instead, they’ve made it easier to stop paying attention to what’s happening behind the scenes.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
I’m not sure we should reject the impulse to explore extreme ideas to stop global heating, since the current consensus seems to be doing next to nothing.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
The reality stars’ exchange with the emergency dispatcher played out in the video, with the dispatcher urging the couple to stop following the car.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
He clapped a paw over his mouth to stop from spewing it across the room.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.